Operations Management
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Author: HEIZER
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 10P
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••• 16.10 Rick Wing has a repetitive manufacturing plant producing automobile steering wheels. Use the following data to prepare for a reduced lot size. The firm uses a work year of 305 days.
| Annual demand for steering wheels | 30,500 |
| Daily demand | 100 |
| Daily production (8 hours) | 800 |
| Desired lot size (2 hours of production) | 200 |
| Holding cost per unit per year | $10 |
- a. What is the setup cost, based on the desired lot size?
- b. What is the setup time, based on $40 per hour setup labor?
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Yellow Press, Inc., buys paper in 1,500-pound rolls for printing. Annual demand is 2,750 rolls. The cost per roll is $875, and the annual holding cost is 28 percent of the cost. Each order costs $75.
How many rolls should Yellow Press order at a time?
_______________rolls at a time. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)
What is the time between orders? (Assume 200 workdays per year.)
__________________days. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.)
question 4
Babble, Inc., buys 375 blank cassette tapes per month for use in producing foreign language courseware. The ordering cost is $11.75.Holding cost is $0.10 per cassette per year.
a. How many tapes should Babble order at a time?
Babble should order_______ tapes at a time. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)
b. What is the time between orders?
The time between orders is_______ months. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.)
QUESTION 3Warehousing is an important contributor to both productivity management and quality in a manufacturing industry.
(a) Discuss symptoms of inefficient material handling in a warehouse.The following information is provided;
Stock keeping unit(SKU) | Number of PalletsSKU 010 4 SKU 020 6
SKU 030 14
SKU 040 8
SKU 050 5
The pallets are being stored 3 high. Calculate:
i. The number of pallet positions required to store the full consignment?
ii. The percentage space utilisation in this warehouse.
Chapter 16 Solutions
Operations Management
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